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Richard M. Daley is the fourth of seven children and eldest son of Richard J. and Eleanor Daley, who later became Mayor and First Lady of Chicago in 1955.Born on April 24, 1942, [2] he grew up in Bridgeport, a historically Irish-American neighborhood located on Chicago's South Side.
The following is the electoral history of Richard M. Daley, an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago, Cook County State's Attorney, and Illinois state senator. Daley was the longest-serving mayor of Chicago, serving 22 years with five full terms, plus a partial term. [1]
The Chicago mayoral election of 2007 saw incumbent mayor Richard M. Daley win a landslide victory, garnering a 51-point margin of victory. Daley was opposed by Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown and William "Dock" Walls.
Richard M. Daley won the Democratic primary, defeating Eugene Sawyer, who had been appointed mayor by City Council following the death of Harold Washington. He also faced Sheila A. Jones [6] and James C. Taylor [6] [7] (State Senator who had also been chief of staff in Jane Byrne's mayoral administration). [6]
The Richard M. Daley Stock Index From December 2011 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Richard M. Daley joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 8.4 percent return on your investment, compared to a 17.3 percent return from the S&P 500.
The Chicago mayoral election of 2003 saw incumbent Mayor Richard M. Daley easily reelected against small and divided opposition, resulting in his best electoral showing of his career, winning by a landslide 64 point margin.
Bank of America Chicago Marathon Honors Top Fundraiser John Nichols With Richard M. Daley and Maggie Daley Award Charity Program Raised an Event Record $15.3 Million in 2012 CHICAGO--(BUSINESS ...
Only one other individual (Daley's son Richard M. Daley) has since matched Daley's feat of winning six Chicago mayoral elections. This was the first Chicago mayoral election since the ratification of the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution , which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.